Julie Ann Southwell, Jan Gibson and Mandy James preparing fashions for last year’s event.
The Harden Anglican Op Shops Winter Fashion Parade will be on from 10:00 am on April 23, with morning tea provided.
The event will be a completely free and fun outing.
Mandy James of the Op Shop said, “We’ve been really busy again so far this year. It’s been unbelievable, the amount of donations that we get is great. We keep saying we can pass that on, then by keeping our prices really low because of how much stock we have.
“We’ll change over to winter clothes on Monday, and we’ll have the fashion parade on Thursday. It’ll be all out there.
“We have quite sufficient stock to make it good for everybody, for everything you need. You would not possibly have to go to a shop out of town to buy anything when we will be at your feet this winter. We have a good supply of everything like towels, blankets, sheets, flannelette sheets, and all the clothing, adults, men, ladies, all the way down to babies.
“We are getting so many donations. It’s increased at least 20% over the last 12 months easily.
“We normally have a full bin three to four days a week. This is good because we can keep our prices really low because we’ve got so much stock, and the profits go back to the town. We still have the same group of wonderful volunteers that we couldn’t do without. They give their time over and over again.
“The size of the Fashion Parades has increased twofold. Our volunteers do the actual parade. We’ve got four fellows, they’re just great. They’ll put on anything. It’s a lot of fun.
“It’s a social event that doesn’t cost any money. We ask for nothing in return other than for them to enjoy themselves.”
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